(Neil Armstrong and Mankind, who reportedly leapt extra high for bacon.)

You see what happens when you forget to capitalize proper names. Chaos, people!Why film the moon landing in a studio to fool the world? The U.S. was losing the space race to the Russians and, apparently, the first country to plant their flag on the moon would be declared winner of the cold war AND get their astronauts featured on a Wheaties box (or at least the yellow pages phone book as evidenced in this photo, circa 1962):

(Um, what's the deal with that robot's face? I hope they didn't cram a person in that thing.)

How did people figure out the moon landing was fake?The photos! The astronauts' cameras were capable of taking about two shots per second. So, obviously, NASA would release the ones containing stage props (such as rocks with the letter C stamped on them), reflections of stage lights, or just, you know, pictures in which they totally forget to put any stars in the inky, black sky. D'oh! (See debunking of these complaints here.)And the flag! It was waving! That proves they were not on the moon because there is no atmosphere, and therefore, no wind. NASA claims the flag might have moved "a little" while the astronaut adjusted the pole and, because of the wrinkles, it merely "appeared" to be moving.

(Maybe flying to the moon is just too strenuous. Must be in the fine print.)

Want to know my favorite part of this conspiracy? Not only did Stanley Kubrick direct the fake footage, but he felt so terrible about it, he snuck a subliminal confession into his 1980 hit, The Shining. (Read all about it here.)

Funny! Of course you guys walked on the moon - I mean Neil Armstrong did...still smiling at the leaping extra high for bacon...great start to the A-Z here, and for me it came at just the right moment...came here from some super serious blogposts - human rights, mental health issues,...so enjoyed it all the more, thanks.

There are so many theories about the moon landings, such a juicy topic for conspiracy theorists, but, having met Buzz Aldrin, I have to say, yeah, I believe in the moon landings. Great start :)SophieSophie's Thoughts & Fumbles - Dragon Diaries

Getting to the moon was not a hard thing to do but it was rather expensive. NASA have done many things since that are seriously clever. I think the problem with the moon landings was it was like driving to what looks like a really great beach and then when you get there you find the tide is out the beach is covered in sharp shingle and the entire place is closed. How if there had been aliens or monsters folk would be keen to send more food (sorry astronauts).

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Tamara, I believe we walked on the moon, too. The whole staged moon walk is really weird, though. I didn't know this actually happened but had heard such roamers and thought it was a hoax. I will have to read your linked article a little later. I'm intrigued now! Thanks for visiting #AprilA2Z Art Sketching Through the Alpahabet Letter "A" +#BoTB where I featured angels as my subject. Have a good weekend, my friend!

I sometimes, enjoy a good conspiracy theory. I believe it was REAL because I was sitting with my mom and dad - in the living room, watching it on the TV. I saw it happen! Plus Walter Cronkite said it was real! :-D

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I used to put my own spin on this conspiracy with "Well, I'm not saying we haven't been there since, but we couldn't beat the Russians so they had to soundstage it initially because Yay patriotism!" ;-) Great start to AtoZ 2017!Jamie Lyn Weigt | Writing Dragons Blog | #AtoZ 2017 - Dragons in Our Fandoms

I listened to a podcast about all the conspiracy theories attached to The Shining and I was shocked to hear the moon landing connection. I'd never even heard that part of things before! Definitely interesting, but I still believe the moon landing was real!

My husband designed the propulsion system for the rocket that got us there, so I say 'Yeah, we made it.' I recently blogged about folks who believe dinosaurs are a hoax. One of the reasons cited is because dinosaurs are not mentioned in the bible.@msdeniseh553Denise at My Life in Retirement Atlantic Wall

I wasn't born yet when they (supposedly) landed on the moon, and what I haven't seen with my very own eyes, I don't believe, haha!I heard the one about the flag on several occasions, and it doesn't really add up, doesn't it?

There is a joke about that American / Russian competition, here goes:

As the Americans landed on the moon, they were shocked to discover the Russians had beat them to it, and were there first. To add insult to injury the also painted the moon all in red. The astronauts asked Houston what they were supposed to do."You guys brought any white paint? Good - go ahead and write COCA-COLA!!!" 😂

Lol, the sarcasm... :D I love it how the Moon is still such a mystical miracle for a lot of people that they could not fathom a moon landing was possible. There have to be some ancient subconscious beliefs involved...

I love this conspiracy theory - did you see the Mythbusters where they debunked every one of the "why its fake" theories? It was awesome. I had not heard about The Shining - I shall have to take a peek at that. :)TashaTasha's Thinkings - Shapeshifters and Werewolves

I so agree with you. Punctuation is every thing. I'm always telling people that.On a serious note, I heard about this controversy and I was initially very disappointed. A part of me wanted the whole romance of space travel to be true. But the debunking of Nasa's claims certainly make sense. Thanks for starting with this controversy.Age-Otori and Ahiki

Of course it happened! It was that stupid pseudo-documentary that started the whole business and that movie Capricorn 1 didn't help. I have had this conspiracy theory repeated to me by the kids at my library umpteen times and had to tell them it was just that - a conspiracy theory.

I'm not much of a believer in conspiracy theories. (Spend any time around middle schoolers and you'll be so over the Illuminati.) But I'll enjoy your posts. (Yes, I do believe man has been to the moon. We have witnesses.)

The moon landing was very real to me, as I sat watching it in my grandmother's kitchen in Germany. The conspiracy theories about it seem ludicrous, but I do believe in some, like the Kennedy assassination and the death of Marilyn Monroe. Interesting theme!Debbie @ THE DOGLADY'S DEN

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